Welt-dressing machine.



PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

G. R. GHEESMAN. WELT DRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY28,1907.

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G. R. GHEESMAN. WELT DRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1907.

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NZ. 883,525. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

' G. R. OHEESMAN.

WELT DRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY2B,1907.

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GEORGE R. (.IIEESMAN, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO DUNN ANDMCCARTHY, OF

' AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION.

WELT-DRESSING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon R.C1mns MAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, haveinvented. certain new and. useful Improvements in l/Velt- DressingMachines; and. I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will onable others skillcdin theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in weltingmachines, and the object in view is to produce .a simple and efficientapparatus of this nature whereby a unifornrgroiwe and l'iev'ellniay beformed u pon awelt, and more specifically comprising flexible adjustingmeans, making it possible to cut 'welts which may be unefi en, or of aspongy nature in places.

The invention consists in various details of construction'andcombinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and then; specifically defined in the appended claims.

. I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a sectional View vertically through my improved weltingmachine, partsboing shown in elevation. Fig. 2'is a cross sectional viewtaken on line 2-2 of Fig. '1, showing parts of the invention inelevation; Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowing the superstructure of themachine, and showing the relative positions of the flexible means uponthe table for holding the welt to receive a groove and havethe edgethereof beveled.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the superstructure. Fi 5 a sectional viewtaken on line 55 ofig.-4. Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the-casingholding a beveling knife, Fig. 7 is across sectional vlew on'line 77 ofFi 6. v Fig. Sis a sectionai view on line 88 of igs. 1 and 4.- Fig. 9 isa detailed view of view online 10"10 of F-i 1. y

Reference nowbeing Fad to the seminar the drawings by letter, Adesignates afra'me, upon the u per portion of which a. table Bismounted, t e standardsofthe frame being 4 connected together by rodsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1907.

the beveling knife and-Fig. 10 is a sectional,

Patented March 31, 1908.

Serial No. 376,056.

through a pipe of suitable size, which are recessed into the frame oneither side and serve to hold .the frame true and acts as a washer tohold the standards proper distance apart.

J ournaled in suitable bearings in the standards of the frameis a shaft0 to which is fixed a polling .wheel C, the circumference of a papercomposition or may e of any suitable fibrous nature, and is adapted tobear against the finished face of the welt as it isfed frictionallybetween the two rollers.

Mounted in threaded apertures in the table B are the adjusting screws E,the ends of which bear against the cross piece E, between which and theboxin s D the coiled springs E are mounted.- Inounted upon each of thescrews E and jam nut E is adapted to bear against. the upper surface ofthe table, as shown, whereby the tension upon the s rings E may beregulated to causethe whee D to bear with more or less friction againstthe welt which is to be 'fed between the two rollers O and D.

Rising from the table is a late F which has a laterally pro3ecting shelG over which the .we-lt is fed throu h the grooved way G, as shownclearly in 3 of the drawin s. Fixed to saidshelf is'a plate H which ishe d in place bymeans of a screw H. The under surface of the plat H. isrovided with a groove which 'regisfers wit i the groove in saidshelf..A. ,caseihardened steel plate G is'dovatailed in the groove G- formedin the shelfand the uppersurface of said late G is flush with theupper'surface of t e shelf and upon which stri the welt is supportedasit is-fed over the s elf to be acted upon by the roovi knife. l

Tge shoe is mounted upon an adjustable bear stud -L which passes throughan aperture 1n the plate F, as shown clear 7 in 8 of the drawings,saidfshoe bei held-1p.

;-.-through a grooye formed in abuse: NC-which lilo is; integral withthe shoe and an annular groove J 2 formed in the circumference of saidstud. Said shoe is provided with .a recess N cut in from the under edgethereof and adapted to receive a knife holding carriage N which isgrooved upon its outer'face and adapted to receive the knife I which isclamped to the carriage by means of the late N, the

- lower edge of which is diagona y dis osed and beveled and held inclamped re ation 'a'inst the outer face of said knife by means a a ofthe screw N shown clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, Fixed to saidcarriage 1s a screw N whichextends up through an aperture in the shoe Nand has an adjusti nut N mounted upon its threaded end an adapted tobear against the top of the shoe whereby,

as said nut is moved 1n onedirection orthe other, the carriage and theknife I mounted. thereon maybe raised and lowered as may be desired.

Referring to'Figs: 1 and 4 of the drawin s will be seen a lever 0 havinga stud O whio is journaled in an aperture in said .plate- F,

andO designates an eccentric forming apart of said boss,-whic'heccentricis adapted-to contact with 'thecurved wall of the recess formed in thereariface of" .the shoe, whereby, as said lever is raised or lowered,the oarria e may also be raised and lowered therewit 1. A coiled spring0 is fastened at one end to the frame and its other end is fixed to a In0 projecting from the shoe, the office of w ich spring is to nofmallhold the shoe:

at its lowest limit and allow t e shoe to yield if desired. Fixed to thebottom of the shoe and projectin laterally therefrom is a plate Lhaving. an e ongated slot L formed therein and through which thegrooving-knife I is o' sitioned, and in which said knife is adjusta l'evertically by the raising carriage carryi the same;

Referring to igs. 4-and 5. ofpthe drawings. will be seen a'tubularcasing K carrying abeveling knife K, detail of which is shown in Fig. 9of the drawings, which knife is held in an adjusted position by means ofthe wedge-shaped members K and K shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. Saidmember. K

has a screw K secured thereto and has mounted upon the outer threadedend thereof a swiveled' nut K with an annular groove K therein mountedin a bearing in the yoke K shownclearly in Figs. 4'and 5 of thedrawings. The heveling knife is held prefbevel upon the welt. Mountedupon said after receiving its" and lowering of the shelf is a studMhaving a sprin M fixed at one end thereof and its other en fastened tothe frame of the apparatus and M is a plate which is fastened to saidstud M and rests upon 'thfenpper surface of said shelf. The undersurface of said plate M near its forward end, is recessed and is adaptedto receive a plate M having a handle. M therewith. The two plates M andM are held'together by means of a pivot screw M The inner edge of theplate M is recessed and its wallforms a portion of the wall of the.groovedway through which the welt is fed. m designates a stop which ismounted upon the shelfand against which the handle M is adapted 'tocontact to limit the movement of the plate toward the grooving knife.The two lates M and M therefore form the gage integral.

mec anism which will yield to allow the a paratus to conform toirregularities int c edges of the welt and, by the yielding adjustmentof the shoe carrying the knife, provision is madefor allowin thegrooving knife to be raisedor lowere to conform to irregularities in thesurfaces of the welt,

thereby produci erally and verticaly to conform to various thicknessesofswelt, and which adjusting means form an essential part of 'thepresentinvention.

Mounted uponlthe shaft- S journaled in flexible means, both latsuitablebearings upon the frame of the apparatus is a roller .8 over which the.welt, de lgnated by letter T, is adapted 'to travel roove and having anedge thereof beveled.

preferably-passed through the grooved way Said welt, whieh is i 111 theplate H with its finished face lo vn-' ward, passes over the roller S,thence do mwardly'and thr/oughthe two rollers-f" and where a pullingforce is frictionally) upon the welt causing thesarneto e drawn over theshelf where the grooving and beveling is effected. It will be notedthat, the roughened surface of the wel-t is resented t6 the corrugatedsurface of. the roller 0, while the upper or finished surface "of the.welt' comes 1n. contact with the circumference fof the-roller D, whichis preferably-ofa fibrous material andwill not have a tendency to Inarthe welt.

Fixed to'the shaft C are the pulleys W and W the fofiner of which ismountedidlyupon the shaft and the other is fired thereto and suitablebelted connection may be had with said pulleys for operating-theapparatus.

The ,operation of the invention willbe" readily understbod and is asfollows':-The-' the grooved wayand over the' roller S and assed betweenhe Wheels Cand Dis pulled the welt at a ration; where the groove is towelt to be passed ovef the shelf and'through be formed in the uppersurface thereof and. the beveling knife adjusted so that the properbevel to one corner of the welt will he made In the event of the weltvarying in width or having irregular portions, the yielding gage plateswill cause the welt to he held in proper position to receive thegrooving adjacent to the opposite edge thereof. By the mechanism. shownand described, the wheel will be adj ustahly held so that, when the weltis drawn between the two Wheels, it will he slightly out of contact withthe corrugated Wheel and, by the provision of the supporting knifecarrying shoe, the grooving knife may be adjusted in order to cut thegroove at the proper distance from the edge-of the welt.

While I. have shown and described inmy apparatus the grooving andheveling knives supon the top of the machine, they may, if desired, beplaced at various locations in order to allow the welt to pass directfrom the groover to the rollers, and other variations of my inventionmay be made Without In any way departing from the principle involve-d.

l/ hat I claim is: 1. A weltrng machine comprising a frame rovided' witha grooved Way, friction wheels .etwecn which a welt passes and wherebythe latter may be fed through said grooved I way, a lniife holding shoeadiustahl mounted upon the frame, a knife carried shoe, horizontalyielding gage mechanism do by said signed to bear against theedge of theweltwhen in sa'id grooved way, as set forth. 2. A welting machinecomprising a frame having friction wheels between which the weltpassesand whereby the latter may he ffed' through a grooved way upon theframe, a

'kIli-l'ecarrying shoe adjustahly mounted upon the horde, a-knifecarried by said shoe, (plate extending over the through which thecutting to bear against the. edge of the welt, and it roller over'whichthe Welt passes, as set forth,

BL A 'welting machine comprising a frame shaving friction wheels betweenwhic'l'i the welt passes and whereby the latter may he fed through agrooved wa Y upon the trains, a knife carryir'ig shoe :1 justahlymounted upon the frame, a knife carrier. by said shoe, an aperturedplate exte' ng over the grooved way and through w oh the cutting edge ofthe knife adapted to pass, and gage mechanism comprisingtwo members wch.

. are pivotallyconnected together, one of said memhershsi'ngspring-actuated and adapt-ed to ,hold the other against' the marginaledge of a welt as itdrawn by the friction wheels through said groovedway, as set'forth.

4, Awaiting-machine comprising a frame having friction- Wheels betweenwhich the actuated stud fixed to one of said mcn'ihcrs' and adapted tohold thclother of the gage members against the edge of a welt -positioned within said guide-way, as set forth.

5. A wclting machine comprising a frame, friction feed wheels mountedthen-rm, a shelf projcctin laterally from the frame zmd provided Wll.1 agrooved way through which the welting is adapted to he passed, a rollerat one end of the shelf,plates fixed to the shelf and projecting oversaid grooved way, a shoe pivotally mounted upon the frame above saidshelf, a grooving "knife udju-stahly mounted upon. said shoe and havingits cutting edge projecting through an. aperture in one of said platesand in said grooved. way, yielding gage mechanism mounted l1or1'zontally upon the shelf andadaptcd to hear against {H1 edge of the weltin said grooved way, and a bowling knife positionml'adjaccnt to themarginal 'edge of the grooved way, as set forth.

6. A welting machine comprising a frame, friction feed wheels mountedtherein, a shelf projecting laterally from. the frame and pro one end ofthe shelf, plates fixed to the shelf and projectingover said groovedWay, a shoepivotally mounted upon the frame above said shelf, a groovingknife adjustahly mounted. upon said shoe and having'its. cut-- ting edgeprojecting throng an aperture in one of said plates and in said groovedway, yielding gage mechanism ,mounted ,hori zontally upon the shelf andadapted to bear against an edge. of the welt in said grooved way, aheveling knife, and a block mounted underneath the shelf and in whichsaid heveling knife is adju'stablv held, as set forth.

7. A welting machine comprising a frame,

friction feed wheels mounted therein, a shelf projecting laterally fromthe frame and pro vided with a grooved way through which the weltingadapt-ed to he passed, a roller at one end of the shelf, plates fixed tothe shelf and projecting over said grooved way, a stud.

projecting horizontally. from, the frame,- a shoe prv'otally mountedthereon, a grooving knife adjustahly' mounted upon said shoeand heldspaced apart from the side thereof and having its cutting edge extendingthrough aslot in one of said plates, a yielding gage mechanism mountedupon the shelf and adapted to bear against, theedge; of a Welt passingthrough said grooved way, as

I, welt passes and whereby the latter may he i set forth.

fed through a grooved way upon the frame, a 1

8. A wclting machine comprising, in comgrooved way therein, a shaftmounted in' knife adiustab bination with a frame having a laterallyprobination with a frame having a shelf with a suitable bearin stherein, a wheel fixed to said shaft and aving a.corrugatedfcircumference, a second wheel mountedin yielding bearings,the two wheels adapted to ooo erate totdraw a welting over a shelf u on't 0 frame, a roller at one end of the s elf over which the welt isadapted to be drawn, a shoe pivotall mounted upon the frame, a

l y mounted u on said shoe and having an edge exten ing into saidgrooved wag, 1and yielding gage mechanisnr u on said s f adapted to bearagainst the e ge of a welt fed through said way, as set forth.'

7 9, A welting machine comprising, in co1njecting shelf with a groovedway therein,

means for drawing a welt through said way, a pivotallylnounted shoe u onsaid frame, a

springlconne'cted atone en to said shoe and the edge of a welt as it isrgrooved plate mounted upon-said shelf, 9;.

shoe adjustablymounted its at mounted uponsaidshoe and having its outtinedge extendinginto -said grooved way, and a yielding gage -mech anismmounted upon, the shelf and adhpted to bear against drawn through saidway, as setforth.

10; A weltingmachine comprising, in combinationwith a frame havin alaterallyprojec'ting shelf with a groove way therein, a

ugonithe. frame, a

slotted late upon said s elf, a grooving knife adjustabl held upon saidshoe and ex? tendin throng the'slot in the plate underneath t e same,means'f-or'raising and lowering said knife, a'dove-tailed slotted plate40 mounted in a groo've in said shelf and over which the welt 'issupported, a beveling knife I for trimmin the edge of the welt and meansfor feeding t e latter, as set forth. a "3. 11. A weltingmachinecompnslng, mcombination with a frame havinv alaterally pmz...jecting shelf with'a groove "way therein,.a

grooved plate mountedu'pon said shelf, a

'beveling knife and means for presenting the shoe adjustahly mountedupon the frame, a slotted late upon said s elf, a grooving knife adustahl' held upon said shoe and extending throng the slot in the plateunder neath-the same, means for raisin and lowering said knife, adovet'ailed s otted plate mounted in a groove in said shelf and over-Which the wait is supported, an adjustable edge thereof at an angle inthe path of the advancing welt while the latter, as it is fed forwardflsdrawn. against said bevehng' knife effecting a draw out and means forraising j and lowering-the carriage, as set forth.-

, jecti'ng shelf with a groove er end tothe frame, a knife pivotallyseams 1 I c 12. A weltlng machlne comprising, in coma'latvrally prowaytherein, a grooved plate mounted upon said shelf, a shoe adjustablymounted upon the frame, a

bination with a framehavintg slotted late upon said shelf, a groovingknife a draw out, a lever pivotally mounted upon an upright plate of theframe, an eccentric fixed to said lever 'and'adapted to contact with theed e of the recess in said shoe Whereby, as said lever is rocked, thecarriage may be raised and lowered, as set forth.

13.- A weltingm achine comprising, in combination with a frame havin alaterally projecting shelf with a gromred shoe adjust-ably mounted uponthe frame, a slotted plate upon said shelf, said shoe having a recessformed in the under edge thereof, a carriage mounted in said recess, agrooving knife fixedto saidcarriage, a screwconnected to said carriageand extend-in through an aperture in theshelf and ana justing nut' uponsaid screw, an adjustable bevel knife of said welt, as set forth.

14. A weltlng machine.comprising, in com-,

way therein, a grooved plate mounted ,upon said shelf, a'

positioned with its cuttil'igedge in the path" bination with a frame1min a laterally pro jecting shelf with 'a grooved way therein, agrooved plate mounted upon said shelf, a

shoe adjustablyjmounted upon the frame, a

slotted plate upoi'l said shelf, said shoe hav- 1 ing a recess formedinthe under edgethereof, a'carrlage mounted 111. sald recess; a groovingknife fixed to said carriage, a'screw connected to said carriage andextending through an 1 aperture in the shelf and an adjusting-nut uponsaid screw, a yoke fixed to the frame ofthe apparatus, an adjusting nutswiveled; in

the recessed end of said yoke, a screw passing L thro'ugh'sald ad ust-mgnut, a bevehng kmfe, a cylindrical shell in which said bevehng knife ismounted, a wedging mechanisin'witha, in said shelf and set forth. v

l n testimony whereof I hereunto aflixniy siguaturein' presence of twowitnesses.

I GEORGE R. ()IIEESMANv W it'uesses: 1

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ponnectedto said screw, as

